Persecution meaning

pûr'sĭ-kyo͝o'shən
The condition of being persecuted.
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The act of persecuting.
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A persecuting or being persecuted.
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A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.
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Persecution is harassment or bad treatment based on race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.

When people are treated badly and harassed because of their religious beliefs, this is an example of religious persecution.

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The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
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Origin of persecution

  • From Late Latin persecÅ«tio (“chase, pursuit"), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue"), from per- (“through") +"Ž sequor (“follow").
    From Wiktionary

Persecution Sentence Examples

  • A further persecution of Christians in Uea, during 1875, called forth a protest from the British government.

  • Under the persecution, a large number were killed, and between four and five millions of Protestants left the country.

  • Thus, in view of persecution or slander, the Christian church naturally produced literary " Apologies."

  • Even the stormy days of the last persecution yielded some considerable writers, such as Methodius in the East and Lactantius in the West.

  • The activity of the Inquisition was redoubled, and persecution raged throughout the Netherlands.

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